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作者简介:罗伯特·乔丹(Robert Jordan),1948年出生于南卡罗莱纳州的查尔斯顿市,4岁时开始自学阅读,大他12岁的哥哥也不时给他指点。5岁时,马克·吐温(Mark Twain)和凡尔纳(Jules Verne)的作品深深吸引了他。他毕业于南卡罗莱纳的要塞军校(The Citadel),并获得了物理学学位,曾经两度在驻越南美军中服役,获得了卓越飞行十字章、V字铜星章和两枚越南勇敢十字章。身为一位历史爱好者,他还撰写了许多舞蹈和戏剧评论。他喜欢狩猎、捕鱼和航海等户外运动,以及纸牌、象棋、撞球等室内活动,此外他也喜欢收藏烟斗。他从1977年开始写作,立志要写到生命结束才会停笔。
About the Author: Robert Jordan, born in Charleston, SC in 1948, started reading for himself at the age of 4, and his 12-year-old brother gave him advice from time to time. At the age of five, Mark Twain and Jules Verne attracted him. He graduated from The Citadel in South Carolina with a degree in physics. He has served twice in the U.S. military presence in Vietnam and has won the Flying Airstrike, V-Bronze Star and two Vietnamese Brave Crosses chapter. As a history lover, he also wrote many dance and theater commentary. He enjoys outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing and sailing, as well as indoor activities such as solitaire, chess and billiards, and he also loves collecting pipes. He started writing in 1977, determined to write to the end of life will stop writing.